Spinal Versus General Anesthesia for Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy

NCT00492453 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 300

Last updated 2010-01-14

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of the study is to assess whether spinal anesthesia is or not superior to the standard general anesthesia for fit patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy.

Conditions

  • Spinal Anesthesia
  • General Anesthesia
  • Postoperative Pain

Interventions

PROCEDURE

laparoscopic cholecystectomy

elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy using CO2 pneumoperitoneum under different methods of anesthesia

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Larissa University Hospital

    collaborator OTHER
  • University of Thessaly

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Constantine Hatzitheofilou, MD · University of Thessaly, School of Medicine

  • George Tzovaras, MD · University of Thessaly, School of Medicine

  • Frank Fafoulakis, MD · University Hospital of Larissa

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
CROSSOVER

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2004-09-30
Primary Completion
2010-09-30
Completion
2010-09-30

Countries

  • Greece

Study Locations

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